What is the difference between children with Autism and other so-called ‘normal’ children? What causes barriers to be built between Autistic children and the rest of the world? Why are children with Autism discriminated against? And why are they perceived...
Two Years after High School, Those with Autism Likely to Be Disengaged For teachers and school counselors in the K-12 system, integrating classrooms and curriculum for special education students is a constant challenge. Whether these students have learning disabilities, speech/...
The early detection of autism spectrum disorders along with any other type of developmental delay has long been agreed to be of the utmost importance when it comes to treatment. Over the years, as autism diagnosis numbers continue to climb,...
This morning I have gathered two really interesting articles about the diagnosis and treatment of autism and ADHD. The first has been popping up on many of my autism newsfeeds as big news for autism diagnosis. Apparently, researchers from Boston...
Today, I wanted to take some time to look a few brief, but informative articles about research in various CW fields. First, an interesting study on minnows conducted by Idaho State University’s Mike Thomas may hold the key to environmental...
As we head into the weekend, I wanted to share a couple interesting research pieces with you all that concern ADHD and autism research and treatment. The first of these article comes from research out of Stanford University and will...
As we head into the weekend, I wanted to share two interesting stories. First is an overview of a study conducted by the University of Miami (UM) regarding the development and behaviors of children whose siblings have autism spectrum disorders...
[caption id="attachment_1377" align="alignleft" width="300"] Image courtsey of Renjith Krishnan[/caption] New Study between Autism and Immune System The connection between the immune system and autism spectrum disorders has been thrown around a lot by researchers and parents alike. The truth is...
As I am sure you are all aware, yesterday marked the 5th annual World Autism Awareness Day. Yesterday’s events were a great kick-off to April, which is Autism Awareness Month. This annual celebration was commissioned by the United Nations back...
This morning on CW, I want to take a look at two articles that crossed my desk and relate to some of the most popular categories on our blog: STEM education and autism. The first article comes from a study...
Good morning CW Readers! Today I want to focus on three key articles from different positions in the autism community. With the rates of autism diagnosis increasing each year and the new definition of autism in the DSM-5, there is...
In today’s news, I was able to find two really great articles about the diagnosis and treatment of particular special needs conditions. The first article comes from Medial News Today and looks at a new study examining children with specific...
